jaymzth007

I have used 100 grains of 777 with a 45 cal Expander MZ (300 gr) sabot in my Hawken (actually its a Renegade with a 50 cal barrel). I have the Mag Spark conversion(http://www.warrencustomoutdoor.com/mag-spark.html) so I can use 209 primers in it. Works great and is accurate. Bulls never went far after hit with this combo. Before that, I used 110 grains of Pyrodex behind a 370 T/C Maxi Ball that worked great too.

Thats a dandy first buck! Way to get it done! Congrats to you and your dad. You will be hooked for life now!

Draw is online now.

So while processing the deer I just shot this past weekend, my buddy was working on getting the skull skinned and removed from the spine. while doing this, he noticed about 8-10 large maggot like worms living in the wind pipe of the deer, still squiggling around. Some of these worms were about an inch in length and about 3/8" in diameter. A group of worms were almost entirely blocking the trachea of this deer. He was moving around just fine before I shot him, it didn't seem to bother him too much. Have any of you guys seen anything like this? Do you think the meat is ok to eat? We are also concerned that this may be happening to other deer in the area as well. I will attach some pics below.

I hate you DesertBull. That video was like a train wreck. Horrible, but I had to watch the whole thing.

Lmao! Yahtzee!

PhxDT and any one else that wants, I have a subscription, PM me if you want me to run some numbers for you.

I miss my Prime! Bump for a great bow.

Hang in there buddy. Unfortunately it happens. My dad lost a huge 7x7 bull elk some years back with a muzzleloader. We tracked a real good blood trail for hours, then it just stopped. Looked for him the rest of his hunt and nothing. That lost bull haunted my dad till the day he died. Just keep your head up and try not to let that buck get you down.

My journey attempting to harvest a big game animal with a stick and string started almost 30 years ago, when I was just 10 years old. My dad would put in for archery elk in 4A and put me in with him. At the time, I was hunting with a then new Bear Black Bear set at 40 pounds. I had lots of fun hunting with dad, seeing lots of big elk. I was far too scared and not skilled or even confident enough to take any shots then, but I was hooked from that hunt on. Fast forward 28 years. I have harvested numerous deer, elk, bear, and javalina with rifle, pistols, even muzzle loaders, but have not been able to seal the deal with my bow. Though I practice almost daily with my bow, I have had a few misses (darn branches), blown stalks, and lots of passed shots. I am very confident in my shooting with my bow, and if I feel even the smallest amount of doubt that I won’t hit my mark, I won’t take the shot. Than brings us to this past Saturday. It started off like any other morning hunting with my good friend Gil (Bishup). We would see a few does here and there, spotting them hundreds of yards off in the brush. We decided to sit on top of a hill and glass the valley down below. There we spotted a nice sized 2x2, not the monster we saw a few weeks earlier (one that I missed due to a dreaded branch), but good enough for my first archery kill. I decided to attempt a stalk on him, but I think he winded another hunter on an opposite hill from us and he started to hurry a little. Gil and I decided to try and head him off, as the buck was headed for a road just a few miles north of where we were. We jumped back in the truck a headed to the next road over. I jumped out of the truck and started into the brush to set up an ambush, but we were too late. He had already made it through where we were. I found the bucks tracks in the mud heading across the road and into a thickly covered hill. Gil and I decided then to back off and set up on a different ridge about 6-700 yards back from the hill where we knew the buck was headed for. After about 30 minutes, Gil spotted him bedded down towards the top of the hill. Since we were down wind, I decided to try and stalk him. We first ranged him at around 650 yards. I snuck through 2 nasty canyons, up a wash, and then up the ridge where the buck was bedded down. After about 2 hours of stalking, I was about 70 yards under him. I looked back at Gil through my binos, who was still on the ridge by the truck and he was flagging me down. He was guiding me up the hill using some sort of epileptic Navy Seal signals, towards the buck. As he guided me into him, I closed the distance to about 30 yards, where I finally saw him looking down at me. I drew my bow back. The deer then turned and took two steps, which prompted me to whistle at him. He stopped and turned back to look at me once again. The only shot I had was his neck and head. I put my pin on the base of his ear and let the arrow fly. I know most people will think that was an unethical shot, but I had more confidence in that shot than any other shot I have ever taken on any animal with any weapon. It just felt right. My Easton Full Metal Jacket, topped off with the exact same Grave Digger broadhead that Gil used on his giant buck just 5 months earlier, found its mark! The arrow hit the brain and the buck dropped instantly. I was speechless. I could hear Gil yelling “Yeah buddy!! You got him!!!” from off in the distance. My quest for my first archery kill was over. Something that my father was not able to accomplish before he passed away just 3 years ago. I know he was helping me out on this one. I know it was an iffy shot, and probably one I would not take again, but I had a real good feeling about it. The Grave Digger did its job perfectly. The heavy Easton FMJ did its job perfectly. I did my job perfectly. I can honestly say I earned this buck. I think my dad would be proud. I want to thank my buddy Gil for helping me out and being there to share what was probably one of the funnest (is that a word?) hunts with me. And for helping me get this guy off the mountain!

Thats awesome! No better feeling than downing two nice bucks with your dad!

So it sounds like it is a fairly common thing. I was just worried about eating the meat and if it was going to be some kind of bad thing like CWD is. I know I'd be pretty bummed if I had big worms living in my throat and nasal cavity!

Thanks for the comments guys!

Here's my pic, just don't flame me on my shot! Story is here: http://www.coueswhitetail.com/forums/topic/63319-my-first-archery-kill/

Thanks Mule!

Lol. I had a blast too. I'm typing up the story now.

Why you gotta bring up old sh!# Gil? Lol. Ouch . Lol I'm glad no ones posts my misses on the inter web lol Lol I can't get mad. If he didn't show me his spot, I wouldn't have missed the deer in the first place!

Nice job bigorange!

Why you gotta bring up old sh!# Gil? Lol.

Nice job Nate! Any harvest with a bow is a trophy in my opinion. And my Dad always told me, you cant eat the antlers!

HUNT10P is the 10% code. It didn't work for the Vortex stuff though. It says the 10% isn't valid, but use this 5% code instead.

Hey guys, just wanted to give everyone a heads up that Opticsplanet.com is having a sale on Vortex Diamondback 10x42's for $123.30 after imputing a 5% off code RKET4 at checkout. Merry Christmas!

Add Dano562 to this list as well. Good guy to deal with.

Sold. Thanks Daniel!

Hi folks. Selling my new never used Eberlestock F1 frame (Dry Earth) as well as a new F2 Transformer pack (Western Slope). These were bought not too long ago and have never been used at all. These together were $350 new. Would like to get $275 for both. Can meet in East valley or by Sky Harbor during the week. James